whatever happened to miocene? a few years ago, they wre being name checked everywhere as frontrunners in the new wave of british hopes.  they released an ep back in 2000, which did brisk business, toured back and forth and seemed to be on the verge of breaking through to a huge audience.  then there was some talk of a debut album and alt scene domination, but miocene inexplicably faded back into obscurity.

now they've returned on a new label with their long awaited debut full length.  it's an experimental and varied affair, and as possibly expected the nearest comparison would be tool. certainly the atmosphere and brutal, off kilter use of percussion do strongly resemble tool's anima masterpiece.

whether it was worth the wait is open to debate, but it's certainly worth a listen.